Category: Teens

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Summer Reading Kicks off with great performance from the Alphabet Rockers

It’s officially summer again; and that means Monday night should be spent in Central Park Pavillion at the Summer Reading Family Fun Night! Tonight, at our opening event, Keypoint Credit Union presented a check for $15,000 to the Santa Clara Library Foundation to provide the funding for many of the Summer Reading programs.  And, then, …

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Summer Reading is Here!

Summer Reading starts this Sunday, June 1st, and the Kickoff Party is Saturday, June 7 from 1pm -4pm. You can sign up online to receive your reading logs.  Reading logs for children, teens and adults will also be given out at the Youth Services & Reference desks.   Go to http://library.santaclaraca.gov/index.aspx?page=2819.to sign up for Summer Reading! …

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Electronic Magazines are available to read for all our library patrons

What do these great magazines like Consumer Reports, Newsweek, and Cosmo have in common? They’re all now freely available on your computer or mobile device through the library’s electronic collection. These free digital copies can be accessed via Zinio Online Magazines. There are a couple of steps to the registration process, but once complete you are …

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Teen writing contest winners

The Santa Clara Library Foundation and Friends sponsored the teen writing contest, and is proud to announce the winners in each category are: Grand prize winner: Neha Mannikar HIgh School Category: 1st: Ashley Loe 2nd Chau Nguyen 3rd Anirruddha Rajesh   Middle School Category 1st Athiyya Umar 2nd Alisha Mehta 3rd Parker Lin   Honorable …

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Teen Moms Gain New Understanding of the Power of the Written Word

Through a grant from the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust, teen moms at the Young Parents Center in Santa Clara were introduced to a world of books geared specifically to their interests. Classroom teachers read aloud The Circuit, an autobiography by Dr. Francisco Jimenez of his early life as a farm worker’s child and illegal immigrant …

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Are You a Comics Fan?

Illusive Comics & Games has generously offered to donate 10% of the day’s sales on Monday, June 18th to support Teen Summer Reading at the Library. They are the largest comic book and gaming store in Silicon Valley with a huge selection of new and current comics.   Please visit their store June 18th at 2725 El Camino Real …

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